Political Quotes

Tim Walz

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Tim Walz is an American politician serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Walz focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, education, and healthcare, advocating for policies that support working families and rural communities.

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Jun 22, 2026

We are seeing daily reminders of this administration’s lawlessness — in Minnesota and around the country. We all must continue to seek justice and uphold the rule of law.

floridaphoenix.com
Jun 8, 2026

As a teacher and a dad, I’ve seen firsthand how new and emerging technology can impact our children.

minnesotareformer.com
Jun 8, 2026

Fraud warnings were elevated to the most senior levels of the Minnesota state government, meaningful corrective action was delayed or avoided, and payments continued long after credible signs of fraud emerged.

foxnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St Paul and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place.

theguardian.com
Jan 10, 2026

Ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.

slate.com
Jan 10, 2026

We’ve been warning for weeks that the Trump administration’s dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety, that someone was going to get hurt. Just yesterday, I said exactly that.

nbcnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

Politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans

cbsnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

We've spent years cracking down on fraudsters

cbsnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

You're seeing that we have a ridiculous surge of apparently 2,000 people not coordinating with us, that are for a show of cameras.

npr.org
Jan 10, 2026

A war that's being waged against Minnesota.

npr.org
Jan 10, 2026

Fraud will not be tolerated in Minnesota and that my administration will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped and fraudsters are caught.

apnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

They want a show. We can’t give it to them. We cannot.

cnn.com
Dec 8, 2025

But demonizing an entire group of people by their race and their ethnicity? A very group of people who contribute to the vitality − economic, cultural − of this state, is something I hoped we'd never have to see.

usatoday.com
Dec 8, 2025

You commit crimes, you go to jail. Doesn't matter what your race is, what your ethnicity, religion.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

They bring the diversity and the energy to a place like Minnesota and for him to just randomly decide to do this, it makes no sense.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

Do your job. Get the criminals out, secure our border, but do it with dignity and respect to the American tradition of respecting immigrants and refugees as a beacon of hope.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

You can use that word. Sure, you can use that language. But you shouldn’t. And that's something Donald Trump fails to realize.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

Many times, it’s just about being decent to people and making them feel included.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

At first, I think it’s just because he’s not a good human being. But secondly, (it’s) to distract from his incompetency.

usatoday.com
Nov 30, 2025

This is what Donald Trump has done. He has normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language.

usatoday.com
Nov 29, 2025

It's not surprising that the President has chosen to broadly target an entire community. This is what he does to change the subject.

abcnews.go.com

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